La Grande Maison, Best Loire B & B with Wine Tours

We spent three nights with Sue and Micaela in their fascinating B & B, an historic wine manager's house with caves, near Saumur in the Loire Valley. Both hostesses are wine experts and enjoy driving their comfortable van with guests to visit local wineries and vineyards for private tours and tastings. They are personally acquainted with owners and winemakers who take pleasure in sharing their wines and wine knowledge. Picnics along the scenic Loire Valley are included, and Sue is an excellent cook who will also prepare dinner (paired with local wines, of course), with prior reservations.

Set among vines, the house has four wonderful bedrooms with ensuite baths,completely modernized for comfort but retaining their 14th century charm. Guests are pampered with local handmade soaps and soft linens. There is a lovely garden for relaxing with an evening glass of local Anjou wine. You will be welcome to tour the caves beneath the property which were used for collecting and crushing the grapes at harvest as well as aging the wines in oak barrels. This is truly a unique property and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Visit the website for additional information and directions: www.lagrandemaison.net